Delaware Video Shows White Officer Kicking Black Man in Face
DOVER, Del. (AP) — Police in Delaware have released dashcam video showing a white police officer kicking a black suspect in the face as he puts his hand
The Guardian Of Snowden and the NSA, Only One has Acted Unlawfully – and it’s not Snowden
With the NSA’s bulk surveillance ruled illegal, the debate on the Patriot Act should be reinvigorated – with Edward Snowden free to join in On 6 June 2
NSA Phone Records Program Illegal, Court Rules
Federal appeals court says NSA program that collected millions of Americans’ phone calls was not authorized by Congress The US court of appea
DEA Spied on Billions of American Phone Calls for Decades
Also see:Â DEA Spy Program More Intrusive Than NSA Invasion
Indiscriminate spying was the DEA’s blunt force weapon of choice in its “War on Drugs.â€
The Toxic Culture of Death and Invincibility in Louisiana Prosecutors’ Office (WaPo)
A couple of years ago, I wrote about the ongoing problem of prosecutor misconduct, using Louisiana as the poster state to explain why even egregious misco
“Being A Cop Showed Me Just How Racist And Violent Police Are. There’s Only One Fix.”
Redditt Hudson, a former cop, works for the NAACP and chairs the board of the Ethics Project. The views expressed here are his own. As a kid, I got used t
Liar, Liar Pence On Fire!
Let’s face it: You don’t get to be governor of a deeply red state like Indiana, which went Republican in every presidential election from 1968 to 2004,
California Seeks to Head Off Initiative to Execute Gays
Petitioning Craig Holden Disbar lawyer who wants to legalize the murder of LGBT people Petition by Carol Dahmen West Sacramento, California People in the
A Hard Time of It (Poem by Kathryn Nevin)
A Hard Time of It By Kathryn Nevin It’s a gibbous moon. The astronauts are out tonight. Perfecting their craft, fixing frayed patches, hammering into t
How The CIA Made Google
Inside the secret network behind mass surveillance, endless war, and Skynet The Google campus-network room at a data center in Council Bluffs, Iowa. P
Activists Launch Project Digital Privacy Against Local-Level Warrantless Surveillance
On  January 23,2014, a coalition of activists nationwide have launched an organization named Project Digital Privacy. The goal of the organization is t
Media Consensus Obama Should Have Taken Time Off from His Dogged Attempts to Jail Risen, Snowden, Greenwald, Assange, etc. for Talking About Federal Crimes, and Attended the Free Speech Rally in Paris
Obama is a constitutional lawyer and a seasoned politician -- he knows the importance of symbolism -- yet he did not drop his strict observance of archai
Release Government Files On The Malcolm X Assassination
"... Releasing all federal records would presumably shed a light on the government’s role..." AS THE 50th anniversary of Malcolm X’s assassination near
Family of Lennon Lacy Requests Federal Investigation into Suspicious Death
Together with the North Carolina NAACP, the family of the Bladenboro teenager who was found dead this summer has requested that the U.S. Justice Department
Chart of Ferguson Eyewitness Grand Jury Testimony
November 26, 2014 This great PBS NewsHour chart shows an analysis of the eyewitness testimony provided to the grand jury that investigated the sho
YOUNG BLACK MEN 21 TIMES MORE LIKELY TO BE KILLED BY COPS
Deadly Force, in Black and White A ProPublica analysis of killings by police shows outsize risk for young black males By Ryan Gabrielson, Ryann Grocho
Tom Hayden on the CIA’s Student Activism Phase
In the 1960s, the agency sought to fight Communism through the students’ rights movement. There’s little reason to think its tactics have changed. Nove
Thailand Severe Repression Six Months After Military Coup
‘Don’t Ask for Democracy’ Junta Leader Says NOVEMBER 25, 2014 Respect for fundamental freedoms and democracy in Thailand under military rule
Firing Squad Executions Back on the Table in Utah Legislature
A legislative committee wants to bring back the firing squad as one of the primary methods for executing condemned criminals in Utah. The Law Enforcem
Mexico Reels and the U.S. Looks Away (LA Times OpEd)
"... There is a sense that the entire ideological spectrum of the political class is tainted. ..." The violent disappearance of 43 students from the Ayotz